GALENA–The battle-tested Galena Lady Pirates have played in almost every situation imaginable: The grind-it-out for four quarter battles, the up-and-down barn burners and the sleeper games that every good team has to be ready for.

SCALES MOUND–The Hornets of Scales Mound pushed the highly touted East Dubuque Warriors to the brink for three and a half quarters, but couldn’t pull off the upset in a 64-44 home loss on Thursday, Feb. 12.

EAST DUBUQUE–In a rematch of size and experience squaring off against speed and youth, the East Dubuque Lady Warriors evened the score with an impressive 43-36 home victory on Tuesday, Feb. 3 in East Dubuque.

STOCKTON-In a conference slugfest that featured nine total turnovers, key third-down conversions and a near upset, the Stockton Blackhawks pulled out a 22-17 victory over the visiting East Dubuque Warriors on Friday, Sept. 26 in Stockton.

STOCKTON-Taking a look at the stat sheet after the Galena girls volleyball team three-set victory over the Stockton Lady Blackhawks on Tuesday, Sept. 2, Galena sophomore Ellie Spillane's evening stuck out like a sore thumb.

HANOVER-Wildcat and Blackhawk fans alike continually looked to the sky, hoping the referees missed a barrage of lightning strikes as the high school football season kicked off in Hanover on Friday, Aug. 29.